Summer Teaching Internship in Palestine: Summer in Palestine gives you the opportunity to take part in the Teach English and Speak Arabic (TESA), Internship in Palestine and teach for Palestine summer internship programs in Palestine. The Excellence Center in Hebron has an established the Teach English and Speak Arabic (TESA) Internship to give the opportunity to internationals to experience the Palestinian culture while teaching English and studying Arabic.
The internship program in summer in Palestine
The internship program in summer in Palestine at the Excellence Center provides each intern with 3 hours of conversational Arabic a week. As an intern, you will assist in teaching English classes, mainly conversational English, to Palestinian school and university students. There may also be some community classes that you help to teach.
This may include running workshops for local Palestinian university students, teaching 2 or 3 intermediate level conversational courses. You will also provide some administrative assistance to the Center. Previous teaching experience is not required but is preferred.
Fantastic opportunity to experience the Palestinian way of life
Interning in Palestine during Summer presents a fantastic opportunity to experience the Palestinian way of life by making new friends and engaging with the local community. You will also be provided with guided tours of some of the most important landmarks in Hebron. This will include the Old City, the Abraham Mosque, and the local universities. Visits will also be taken to local industries, such as the keffiyeh and glass factories, and to refugee camps.
The Excellence Center is flexible
The Excellence Center is flexible and willing to work with you to accommodate each intern within the timeframe and dates that work best for them. Internships can run from anywhere from one week to a few months, allowing for an extensive immersion in the Palestinian culture and society throughout Summer in Palestine.
Summer Teaching Internship in Palestine
The Teach English and Study Arabic in Palestine (TESA)
The Teach English and Study Arabic in Palestine (TESA) Program provides internationals the opportunity to live in Hebron, Palestine, and intern with the Excellence Center (EC). International Interns play a crucial role in achieving EC’s mission of providing Palestinians the resources necessary to gain language proficiency and professional skills. Hosting people from abroad helps to maintain a diverse cultural dialogue and language exchange at EC.
Teach for Palestine (English Teacher) Program
Teach for Palestine (English Teacher) Program provides internationals English teachers the opportunity to live in Hebron, Palestine, and volunteer with the Excellence Center (EC). International Volunteers play a crucial role in achieving EC’s mission of providing Palestinians the resources necessary to gain language proficiency and professional skills. Hosting people from abroad helps to maintain a diverse cultural dialogue and language exchange at EC.
Internship in Palestine
Internship in Palestine Program provides internationals the opportunity to live in Hebron, Palestine, and intern with the Excellence Center (EC). Participants have the opportunity to learn some Arabic, gain practical experiences for their specialization, meet Palestinian people, learn more about the culture, stay with a Palestinian host family, visit different institutions, factories, refugee camps in Hebron and get know what is happening in Palestine with their own eyes.
The Internship in Palestine Duration
The Excellence Center accepts applications year-round from applicants who can work with our institution for 1 to 3 months.
If you wish to stay less than one month, please have a look at our short term volunteer programs such as Women Rights, Human rights, volunteer and learn Arabic, Volunteer in a local school, Music and Art.
How to Fly to Palestine?
The easiest way to get to the Excellence Center in Hebron, Palestine is to fly to Ben Gurion in Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv Airport (Israel). It takes about two and a half hours from the airport to the Excellence Center in Hebron via shared Taxi. You can also fly to Eilat airport and then travel by booking a shuttle or taking a bus to Jerusalem and then To Hebron. The trip can last between 6-7 hours.
It is also possible to fly into Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, Jordan, and then cross into Palestine/West Bank, but it takes considerably more time and is more expensive.
The Excellence Center’s Programs reviews
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Visa to enter Palestine via Israel
Upon your arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel, you will be granted a tourist visa valid for 90 days. There is no need to obtain a visa ahead of time.
Pre-departure Support
The Excellence Center will organize calls with you via Skype or Whatsapp, write invitation letters, send travel instructions, and give you advice on different topics related to your travels
How to apply
Please send us an email to Rafat@excellencenter.org, we will then send you the application form.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact at Rafat@excellencenter.org
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Thank you very much! We would be happy to have you in Palestine 
